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I look upon indolence as a sort of suicide; for the man is effectu

I look upon indolence as a sort of suicide; for the man is effectually destroyed, though the appetites of the brute may survive. – Lord Chesterfield

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I find, by experience, that the mind and the body are more than married, for they are most intimately united and when one suffers, the other sympathizes. – Lord Chesterfield

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Good breeding is the result of good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others. – Lord Chesterfield

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